A/N: Sorry it always takes me sooooo long to get chappies up. I get major writer's block sometimes, lol. And I'm in eighth grade, so we're getting a lot of homework. Wow! 3 alerts and 1 favorite on this one story already, and 9 alerts and 4 favorites on Who Am I! I feel popular! lol.
Fiona McKinnon: I hope you like this chapter! Sorry it takes a while sometimes. What's PAMS?
enyamorntuilr: Yay! My first two reviews are positive: ) Don't worry, I love these stories so I'll definitely continue. And I'm glad I'm on your alert list! Yay! More fans! lol.
The first thing Olivia heard when she woke up was, "Wow! This is really cool! Livie, hey Livie, wake up!" Slowly, she opened her eyes and sat up. They were in the middle of a forest, one not much unlike the one she had been found in on her last adventure. Olivia looked around in amazement. No! Could it be. . .
Were they in Middle Earth again? What time period? Before or after she had last left? Olivia glanced worriedly at her little sister, who was happily chasing some leaves that were swirling around her, as if she didn't have a care in the world. What if they had to face another battle? What would happen to Katie?
Suddenly, Olivia heard hoofsteps coming from the east. Horses must be approaching them, and with horses, there were undoubtedly people. And people, as Olivia had come to realize all too well, could either help them. . .or try to kill them.
"Katie, c'mere!" she grabbed her little sister and pulled her into the trees.
"Livie, I wanna play with the leaves!" she whined.
"Not now!" Olivia hissed. "Now stay still and be quiet!" Katie must have heard the urgency in her sister's voice, for she, surprisingly, quieted instantly.
No more than five seconds after Olivia had gotten Katie to safety, three horses round the bend. And the people on the horses looked very familiar. . .
"Gandalf! Legolas!" Olivia let go of Katie and ran up to them. The three riders quickly stopped their horses.
"Olivia?" Legolas said, shocked. In fact, Olivia noticed, the only one who didn't seem surprised to see her was Gandalf.
"Welcome back to Middle Earth, Olivia," he said, smiling at her. His smile quickly faded as Katie came bounding up.
"Hi, Mr. Lord of the Rings Wizard Guy Sir!" she said with a grin. "I'm Katie, Livie's sister. Where are we? Why are we here? Hey, is that the fat dwarf riding behind Leggylas? Oooh, Leggylas! You're an elf! You're the one Livie has a cru-" Olivia quickly clamped a hand over her sister's mouth.
"She. . .wasn't supposed to come. It was an accident."
"I did not have an accident!" said Katie, clearly not really listening to what Olivia was saying. "I haven't done that since I was a baby!" Olivia groaned inwardly. Did everything that had to pop out of Katie's mouth have to be soooo embarrassing?
Gandalf gave Olivia a look that said, we'll talk about this later, then spoke aloud. ". . .Alright, then. Olivia, you can ride on Aragorn's house. The child-"
"My name is Katie!" replied Katie haughtily.
"-Excuse me, Katie can ride with me." With that, Gandalf swooped Katie up onto Shadowfax and, with a shriek from Katie ("Livie, don't leave me!") rode off.
Olivia sighed, then groaned good naturedly. "Don't worry, Katie. I'm right behind you." She swung up behind Aragorn, and with that, was thrown headfirst into her first adventure in Middle Earth.
"So, explain to me how and why this young child came to be with us." Gandalf gestured to Katie, who was sleeping peacefully by the fire Legolas had just finished building. It was evening, the sky was slowly growing darker and darker. The night air was growing colder, too. Olivia shivered and huddled closer to the fire.
"She's my sister. My little sister, Katie." Olivia looked at the little girl, sleeping by the fire. She felt so guilty for dragging her into this mess. What if they encountered orcs?
"And you don't know why she came with you?"
"Well. . ." Olivia suddenly remembered. "She was holding my hand. We were watching a movie, and she was holding my hand. Then we came here." I'm such an idiot! She thought angrily. I can't believe I let her hold my hand while I was going to close my eyes like that!
"Ah." Gandalf looked worried, which made Olivia even more nervous. Did he know something she didn't?
Light footsteps came up behind her. "Olivia," said a soft musical voice. Turning around, she saw Legolas standing behind her, draping a blanket around her shoulders. "You'd best get some sleep. We'll probably have a long day tomorrow."
Too tired to argue, Olivia just nodded and lay down beside Katie. As she nodded off, she said a silent prayer to herself: Please, please God or whoever is up there. Please don't let anything happen to Katie. And then, for the second time that day, Olivia dropped off into a peaceful sleep.
A/N: Awww, short chapter, sorry. I'll update ASAP, though: )
